Francisca Onaolapo Oladipo (born 15 January 1978) is a Nigerian Professor of Computer Science, administrator and author. As of 2022, she is the Vice-Chancellor, Thomas Adewumi University, Nigeria. Prior to her appointment, she was Director of Quality Assurance at Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria.[1][2] She is the Executive Coordinator, Virus Outbreak Data Network Africa and Asia (VODANA).[2] She was the first woman to serve as a member of the Governing Council at the Federal University, Lokoja, and the first female Head of the Department of Computer Science at the university.[2][3]
She introduced Python programming language into the Computer Science Academic Program at Federal University, Lokoja and founded PyFUL group to promote the learning of the programming language.[7] She shared her work at PyCon,[8] and her work on Python has been cited by others.[9] Oladipo has been an advocate for the need for open data during the COVID-19 pandemic,[10] a topic she has presented in peer-reviewed publications[11] and as a panelist at the United States' National Academy of Sciences 2021 meeting on COVID-19 pandemic and Big data.[12]
Awards and honors
Oladipo was a Grace Hopper Faculty Scholar, and in 2016 her project to teach adolescent girls about reproductive health and self-esteem through an educational mobile application was recognized.[13] In 2020, Oladipo was one of 18 people named as professional fellows of the Nigerian Computer Society.[14]
